5 surviving letters between Gessius the Iatrosophist and Procopius of Gaza, spanning 515 AD.
Procopius delights in Gessius's letter and recommends two companions.
Dorotheus praises Gessius so lavishly that Procopius says he is bringing an owl to Athens.
A young man short of means looks to Gessius's teaching as the start of an honorable life.
Repeated bereavement must be met by tragedy's lessons, Anaxagoras, and the counsel to know oneself.
Human life is crowded with evils so that we may not cling to earthly things.